If a shopkeeper sells 25 articles at Rs., 45 per article after giving 10 % discount and earns 50 % p

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If a shopkeeper sells $25$ articles at $Rs.\, 45$ per article after giving $10 \%$ discount and earns $50 \%$ profit. If the discount is not given the profit gained is in $\%$?

A

$30$

B

$32$

C

$35$

D

$66.67$

Solution

Let Mark Price is $Rs. 100$

Selling Price $=$ $Rs. 90$

cost Price is $\frac{90}{1.5}=$ $Rs. 60$

[on earning profit of $50 \%]$

If discount is not given, Percentage Profit

will be $=\frac{100-60}{60} \times 100 \Rightarrow$ So, Profit $=66.67 \%$

Standard 13

Quantitative Aptitude

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